Women all over the Balkans are protesting and attending rallies that focus on "re-traditionalisation, fascism, nationalism and patriarchy" according to BalkanInsight.

Women around the world took to the streets on International Women's Day on Thursday, demanding equal rights. Activists marched to call for an end to gender disparities in salaries, gender violence and the nation's "macho" culture. In Barcelona, protesters disrupting traffic into the city center were pushed back by riot police. A protest leader said: "We have seen his direct attacks on women under his iron-hand rule and it's now time to heighten our resistance" EPAMary Amer, 22, a cattle herder, with her child in a camp in Mingkaman.

Popular support for Spain's first women's strike was evident in mass marches held across the main cities.

For its part, French left-wing newspaper Liberation put up its price for the day by $0.50, but only for men, to make a point about the wage gap.

Forty-nine women were killed by their partners or ex-partners in the country previous year, an increase from 44 in 2016.

Hundreds of activists sang and danced in a boisterous rally in Plaza Miranda, in central Manila, while handing red and white roses to the mothers, sisters and widows of those suspected of drug offenses who have been slain under Mr. Duterte's brutal crackdown.

Mr Duterte has come under fire from rights groups for making rape jokes and he said last month that he had ordered soldiers to shoot female insurgents in the genitals.

The Philippines took top spot as the country with the highest number of women in management roles based on the latest Grant Thornton International Ltd.'s Women in Business report.

Women bang pots and pans during a protest at the start of a nationwide feminist strike on International Women's Day at Puerta del Sol Square in Madrid, Spain, March 8, 2018.

While Spain is seeing some of the largest walkouts, women in many other countries around the world were also on strike.

Since a female prosecutor's revelation in January of workplace mistreatment and sexual misconduct, South Korea's #MeToo movement has gained major traction.

Minister of Health, Social Services and Equality Dolors Montserrat also questioned the usefulness of a women-only strike and defended those who are choosing to continue working.

They carried placards reading, "Unite against violence against Women", "Man enough to say no to domestic abuse", and "My body, My choice".

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted: "India is moving from women development to women-led development". "Because we do much more than working".

In Rome, Catholic women challenged Pope Francis to give women a greater voice in church affairs. Former Irish President Mary McAleese, an outspoken advocate for women's ordination and LGBTQ rights, accused the church's all-male leadership of refusing to change their entrenched second-class status.

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Liverpool: Women Are My Sisters, Not My Competition on 8th March, where women from all walks of life come together to network. Ms Kennedy said: "There are many challenges facing us as women as we continue the struggle for equality".

However, the agency could not investigate the Hadiya's marital status, the court said , reiterating a stand it had taken earlier. The NIA, too, had said previously that Hadiya and Jahan's marriage could be classified as a case of "love jihad".

Economic activity and tourism in Playa del Carmen and throughout the state continues as usual, continued the statement . And last week, undetonated explosive devices were found on another boat owned by the same ferry company.

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Young women take part in the Women's March against Violence as part of International Women's Day, on March 8 in Milan, Italy. The celebrations were held under the theme: " Time is now: rural and urban activists transforming women's lives ".

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